1 Chronicles 6:25

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list of the Levitical line during a moment of tracing priestly and singer ancestry back through the tribes of Israel. The passage functions as a structural link in a broader genealogical register rather than a narrative event.

The words — The verse opens with וּ/בְנֵי (u./ve.Nei), literally "and [the] sons of," introducing a direct paternal line. It then names אֶלְקָנָה ('el.ka.Nah) as the father, followed by his sons עֲמָשַׂי ('a.ma.Sai) and אֲחִימֽוֹת ('a.chi.Mot).

The thread — This lineage connects to Exodus 6:24, which lists a different Elkanah as a son of Korah, and to 1 Chronicles 6:35, which reverses the order to show Amasai as the father of Elkanah. The names appear in parallel genealogical registers that track Levitical and Kohathite ancestry.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of recorded lineage as the framework for understanding priestly and Levitical identity. It requires the reader to trace connections across lists rather than seek narrative action.

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